A humane immigration policy would consider these people

A humane immigration policy would consider these people

With Pope Leo XIV's views on U.S. immigration policy subject to recent public interest, we are reposting these in hope that they will contribute to the public understanding of different approaches to a humane policy.

The election of Pope Leo XIV has been greeted with hope by immigrant advocates on the US-Mexico border, who see him as a follower of Francis' legacy and a possible moral counterweight to Donald Trump's strict immigration policies. This is the widespread sentiment in the border city of El Paso, Texas, one of the most Catholic cities in the United States, where the Church has led the defense of migrants for decades. "He is a pope with a heart for …